Christmas-tree holder and display-stand.



'No. 774,497. PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904. J. A. ROMPEL. CHRISTMAS TREE HOLDER AND DISPLAY STAND.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1903.. no MODEL.

Patented November 8, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB A. ROMPEL, OF BE'LLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CHRISTMAS-TREE HOLDER AND DISPLAY-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iiett ers latent No. 774,497, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed September 19, 1903. Serial No 173,799. (No model.)

To all whom it 771/661] concern:

Be it known that I, J AOOB A. ROMPEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of St. Clair, State of Illinois,hav e invented new and useful Improvements in Christmas-Tree Holders and Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a device for holdture pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a holder, stand, &c., embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a detached portion.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referringto the'drawings, A designates the base of the device, and B designates a socket rising therefrom, said socket consisting of the members C and D, the. member C being integral with said base, and the member D being movable to and from said member C, so as to adjust the diameter of the bore of said socket to trunks of Christmas trees, columns, posts, &c., of diiferent thicknesses, it being noticed that the upper portion of said base has a radial slot E therein, and the lowerend of the member D has an inverted -T head F depending therefrom, the shank of said head occupying said slot and the cross-bar thereof being projected at a right angle to said slot and underlapping the side walls of said slot, so while said member D is permitted to be moved to and from the member C it is prevented from disconnection from the base.

On the member D are the ears G, through which are passed the limbs H of a yoke J, the

crown of the latter freely encircling the stationary member C of the socket, said limbs being screw-threaded and engaged by the thumb-nuts K, which are adapted to bear against-the ears G.

The operation is as follows: The nuts K are unscrewed and the member D is moved outquired extent, after which the trunk of the Christmas tree, a column, post, &c., is placed between the members C D, and the member D closed against said trunk, &c. The nuts are then rotated, whereby both members of the socket tightly embrace said trunk, &c., and firmly sustain the same in upright position. When the nuts are unscrewed, the member D may be withdrawn from the position it occupied, thus relieving the trunk, &c,, and permitting removal of the latter.

In order to sustain the crown portion of the yoke and prevent dropping of the same and consequent jamming of the limbs H in the ears G, the member C is provided on its exterior with the shoulder or ledge L, on which said crown is seated and rested, the effect of which is evident.

It will be seen that the device is prevented from overturning, and as constructed is of a simple, inexpensive, and practical nature.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction shown without departing from the general spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in each case to the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. .In a holder of the character stated, a base, an adjustable socket rising therefrom, a closing and clamping device for said socket, said socket consisting ofa stationary member whichis integral with said base and a -movable member provided with ears freely receiv-' ing the lIHlbS of said device and nuts engaging said limbs.

2. In a holder of the character stated, a base, of said device being sustained on said shoulan adjustable socket rising" therefrom, a closder and means on said limb for tightening said 1 ing and clamping device for said socket, said device. a socket consisting of a stationary member 7 which is integral with said base, a movable JALOB ROMPEL' member provided with an ear freely receiving Witnesses: a limb of said device, a shoulder on said sta- W. F. KIRGHER, tionary member back of said ear, the crown PHIL. GAss. 

